Recreational Report
Issued by NWS La Crosse, WI
Issued by NWS La Crosse, WI
860
SXUS43 KARX 292102
RECARX
UPPER MISS RIVER VALLEY HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
401 PM CDT FRI AUG 29 2025
WIZ017-300915-
TAYLOR-
FOR NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN
401 PM CDT FRI AUG 29 2025
DATE FRI 08/29/25 /
CDT 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P
SFC WDIR S S S S S S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E E E E E E SE SE E
SFC WSPD 2 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2
SFC WGUST 8 8 7 7 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
1KFT WDIR S S S S S S S S S S S S S SE SE SE SE E E SE S SW SW E
1KFT WSPD 5 4 4 3 4 4 5 5 4 4 4 4 5 4 4 3 4 4 4 3 2 1 1 1
3KFT WDIR S SE NE N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E E E E E E
3KFT WSPD 2 3 4 6 7 8 8 7 5 4 4 4 5 5 6 6 7 8 8 7 5 3 2 2
6KFT WDIR NW NW N N N N N N N N N N N N N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
6KFT WSPD 16 16 15 14 13 13 12 11 10 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 10 11 12 13 13
SKY COVER BK SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC BK BK BK BK BK SC BK BK SC SC FW FW
POP6HR | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 4 4 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FOG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 40 70 70 70 70 70 70 70 40 0 0 0 0 0 0
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 29 2025........SUNRISE 6:17 AM CDT SUNSET 7:40 PM CDT
AUGUST 30 2025........SUNRISE 6:19 AM CDT SUNSET 7:39 PM CDT
FTUS53 KAUW 291915 AAA
KAUW 291914Z 2919/3018 19005KT P6SM BKN026 BKN150
FM292100 14003KT P6SM SCT035 BKN200
FM300000 VRB03KT P6SM SCT200
FM300600 VRB03KT 3SM BR FEW005
TEMPO 3008/3012 1/2SM FG BKN003
FM301400 VRB03KT P6SM SCT150
FM301700 VRB03KT P6SM SCT035
&&
SFC.....SURFACE. 1KFT...1000 FEET AGL. 3KFT...3000 FEET AGL. 6KFT...6000 FEET AGL.
WDIR....WIND DIRECTION. WSPD...WIND SPEED IN KTS. WGST...WIND GUST IN KTS.
POP6HR..6-HOUR PROBABILITY OF MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION (0.01 INCH OR MORE).
NOTE: + IS 100 PERCENT PROBABILITY
THIS FORECAST IS NOT ROUTINELY UPDATED OR AMENDED OUTSIDE OF SCHEDULED ISSUANCES.
$$
WIZ044-300915-
ADAMS-
FOR CENTRAL WISCONSIN
401 PM CDT FRI AUG 29 2025
DATE FRI 08/29/25 /
CDT 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P
SFC WDIR SE SE SE E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
SFC WSPD 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 2
SFC WGUST 10 9 9 9 8 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 8 8 8 8
1KFT WDIR SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E E E E
1KFT WSPD 7 6 6 6 7 9 10 11 11 11 11 10 9 8 8 7 7 8 8 6 5 4 3 3
3KFT WDIR SW SW W W W W W W W W W W W NW NE E E E SE SE E E E E
3KFT WSPD 11 12 12 11 10 8 7 6 6 5 5 3 3 2 2 2 2 3 4 5 6 6 6 5
6KFT WDIR W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N
6KFT WSPD 24 24 22 20 19 17 16 15 15 14 13 12 11 10 10 10 9 9 9 8 7 6 6 6
SKY COVER OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC SC
POP6HR | 10 | 9 | 5 | 0
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 20 17 14 11 13 16 8 8 8 5 5 5 6 5 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1
FOG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 20 40 40 70 70 70 70 40 20 0 0 0 0 0 0
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 29 2025........SUNRISE 619 AM CDT SUNSET 737 PM CDT
AUGUST 30 2025........SUNRISE 620 AM CDT SUNSET 735 PM CDT
FTUS53 KMSN 292054 AAA
KMSN 292053Z 2921/3018 VRB03KT 6SM -SHRA SCT025 BKN100
FM292300 10005KT P6SM SCT025 OVC100 PROB30 3001/3004 -SHRA
FM300900 VRB03KT 3SM BR SCT006 BKN026
FM301400 10004KT P6SM SCT035
&&
SFC.....SURFACE. 1KFT...1000 FEET AGL. 3KFT...3000 FEET AGL. 6KFT...6000 FEET AGL.
WDIR....WIND DIRECTION. WSPD...WIND SPEED IN KTS. WGST...WIND GUST IN KTS.
POP6HR..6-HOUR PROBABILITY OF MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION (0.01 INCH OR MORE).
NOTE: + IS 100 PERCENT PROBABILITY
THIS FORECAST IS NOT ROUTINELY UPDATED OR AMENDED OUTSIDE OF SCHEDULED ISSUANCES.
$$
MNZ087-300915-
OLMSTED-
FOR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA
401 PM CDT FRI AUG 29 2025
DATE FRI 08/29/25 /
CDT 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P
SFC WDIR SE SE E E E E E E E E E E SE SE E E E E E E E E E E
SFC WSPD 3 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4
SFC WGUST 8 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 8 8 9 9
1KFT WDIR NE NE NE NE E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
1KFT WSPD 4 5 5 7 9 12 13 12 11 9 8 7 7 7 8 8 9 9 9 9 8 7 7 7
3KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N NE NE NE NE E
3KFT WSPD 3 3 4 5 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 5 5 5 6
6KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N
6KFT WSPD 10 11 12 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 12 12 11 11 10 9 8 7 8 9 10 10 10
SKY COVER BK BK BK BK BK SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC
POP6HR | 25 | 4 | 5 | 3
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 49 48 42 21 21 14 3 3 3 3 4 5 4 4 4 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 5 5
FOG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 20 40 40 40 40 40 20 0 0 0 0 0 0
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 29 2025........SUNRISE 630 AM CDT SUNSET 750 PM CDT
AUGUST 30 2025........SUNRISE 631 AM CDT SUNSET 749 PM CDT
FTUS80 KRST 292100 AAB
KRST 292057Z 2921/3018 VRB05KT P6SM VCTS SCT035CB BKN050
FM292300 05005KT P6SM BKN080
FM300800 08005KT P6SM OVC006
FM301000 09006KT P6SM OVC003
FM301600 09006KT P6SM BKN015
&&
SFC.....SURFACE. 1KFT...1000 FEET AGL. 3KFT...3000 FEET AGL. 6KFT...6000 FEET AGL.
WDIR....WIND DIRECTION. WSPD...WIND SPEED IN KTS. WGST...WIND GUST IN KTS.
POP6HR..6-HOUR PROBABILITY OF MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION (0.01 INCH OR MORE).
NOTE: + IS 100 PERCENT PROBABILITY
THIS FORECAST IS NOT ROUTINELY UPDATED OR AMENDED OUTSIDE OF SCHEDULED ISSUANCES.
$$
WIZ041-300915-
LA CROSSE-
FOR WESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR SOUTHEASTERN MINNESOTA
401 PM CDT FRI AUG 29 2025
DATE FRI 08/29/25 /
CDT 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P
SFC WDIR E E E E E E E E E E E SE SE SE E E E E E E E E E E
SFC WSPD 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
SFC WGUST 8 8 8 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 8 8
1KFT WDIR SE E NE NE NE E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE E E E E E E E SE E E
1KFT WSPD 3 3 3 4 6 8 9 9 9 8 7 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 5 5 5
3KFT WDIR W W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N NE NE NE E E E E
3KFT WSPD 10 9 9 9 9 8 8 8 7 7 6 6 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 5 7 8 8 7
6KFT WDIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N
6KFT WSPD 18 19 19 18 19 20 20 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 10 9 8 8 9 10 10 8
SKY COVER OV OV OV BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK SC SC
POP6HR | 12 | 7 | 6 | 1
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 15 14 14 13 12 10 4 4 4 2 2 2 3 3 3 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 3
FOG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 20 40 40 40 40 40 70 40 20 0 0 0 0 0 0
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 29 2025........SUNRISE 625 AM CDT SUNSET 745 PM CDT
AUGUST 30 2025........SUNRISE 627 AM CDT SUNSET 744 PM CDT
FTUS53 KLSE 292003 AAA
KLSE 292001Z 2920/3018 08005KT P6SM OVC015
FM292045 08005KT P6SM BKN050
FM300800 10004KT P6SM OVC010
FM301000 10004KT P6SM OVC006
FM301600 09005KT P6SM BKN025
&&
SFC.....SURFACE. 1KFT...1000 FEET AGL. 3KFT...3000 FEET AGL. 6KFT...6000 FEET AGL.
WDIR....WIND DIRECTION. WSPD...WIND SPEED IN KTS. WGST...WIND GUST IN KTS.
POP6HR..6-HOUR PROBABILITY OF MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION (0.01 INCH OR MORE).
NOTE: + IS 100 PERCENT PROBABILITY
THIS FORECAST IS NOT ROUTINELY UPDATED OR AMENDED OUTSIDE OF SCHEDULED ISSUANCES.
$$
IAZ019-300915-
CHICKASAW-
FOR NORTHEAST IOWA
401 PM CDT FRI AUG 29 2025
DATE FRI 08/29/25 /
CDT 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P
SFC WDIR W W E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
SFC WSPD 4 4 3 3 2 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4
SFC WGUST 8 7 6 5 5 6 6 6 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7
1KFT WDIR W SW SE SE SE E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
1KFT WSPD 2 2 2 3 4 4 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 8 9 10 10 10 10
3KFT WDIR W W W W W W W W W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N
3KFT WSPD 4 4 4 4 3 3 2 2 2 3 4 5 6 6 6 5 4 3 2 3 4 5 5 6
6KFT WDIR W W W W NW NW NW NW N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW W W W NW NW NW NW
6KFT WSPD 9 10 10 11 11 11 10 9 9 8 7 6 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 6 6 6
SKY COVER BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK
POP6HR | 69 | 15 | 7 | 13
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 46 46 46 30 30 26 12 12 12 10 9 8 6 6 7 6 6 5 3 4 4 13 15 17
FOG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 20 40 40 40 40 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 29 2025........SUNRISE 632 AM CDT SUNSET 748 PM CDT
AUGUST 30 2025........SUNRISE 633 AM CDT SUNSET 747 PM CDT
FTUS80 KALO 291730
KALO 291728Z 2918/3018 22004KT P6SM SCT040 SCT150
FM300900 VRB03KT 6SM BR SCT120
FM301000 VRB02KT 4SM BR FEW040
FM301200 09004KT P6SM SCT050
&&
SFC.....SURFACE. 1KFT...1000 FEET AGL. 3KFT...3000 FEET AGL. 6KFT...6000 FEET AGL.
WDIR....WIND DIRECTION. WSPD...WIND SPEED IN KTS. WGST...WIND GUST IN KTS.
POP6HR..6-HOUR PROBABILITY OF MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION (0.01 INCH OR MORE).
NOTE: + IS 100 PERCENT PROBABILITY
THIS FORECAST IS NOT ROUTINELY UPDATED OR AMENDED OUTSIDE OF SCHEDULED ISSUANCES.
$$
WIZ061-300915-
GRANT-
FOR SOUTHWESTERN WISCONSIN AND FAR NORTHEAST IOWA
401 PM CDT FRI AUG 29 2025
DATE FRI 08/29/25 /
CDT 4P 5P 6P 7P 8P 9P 10 11 12 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A 9A 10 11 12 1P 2P 3P
SFC WDIR S S S SE SE SE E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E E E E
SFC WSPD 4 4 4 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 4 4 4 4 4
SFC WGUST 8 8 8 7 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 8 8 8 8
1KFT WDIR S S S S S SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S SE SE SE SE E E E
1KFT WSPD 4 4 4 4 4 3 4 5 6 8 8 9 9 9 8 8 7 5 5 6 7 8 8 7
3KFT WDIR SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W W W W NW W W W NW N NE NE NE
3KFT WSPD 5 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 8 8 9 9 9 9 8 7 5 4 3 3 4 5 5 5
6KFT WDIR W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
6KFT WSPD 12 13 14 14 14 13 12 12 13 14 14 14 14 14 13 12 11 11 11 12 14 16 16 15
SKY COVER BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK
POP6HR | 44 | 19 | 9 | 12
PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND LOCAL AREA: (OUT OF 100)
THUNDER 44 42 34 22 21 20 13 13 13 13 12 12 9 9 8 5 5 5 5 6 6 15 17 16
FOG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 20 20 40 40 40 40 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 29 2025........SUNRISE 625 AM CDT SUNSET 741 PM CDT
AUGUST 30 2025........SUNRISE 626 AM CDT SUNSET 740 PM CDT
FTUS43 KDVN 292036 AAB
TAFDBQ
TAF AMD
KDBQ 292036Z 2921/3018 16007KT P6SM VCTS BKN040CB
TEMPO 2921/2922 4SM -TSRA BKN030CB
FM300400 09004KT P6SM SCT250=
&&
SFC.....SURFACE. 1KFT...1000 FEET AGL. 3KFT...3000 FEET AGL. 6KFT...6000 FEET AGL.
WDIR....WIND DIRECTION. WSPD...WIND SPEED IN KTS. WGST...WIND GUST IN KTS.
POP6HR..6-HOUR PROBABILITY OF MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION (0.01 INCH OR MORE).
NOTE: + IS 100 PERCENT PROBABILITY
THIS FORECAST IS NOT ROUTINELY UPDATED OR AMENDED OUTSIDE OF SCHEDULED ISSUANCES.
$$